Category: Featured
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San Diego IndieFest 9 Is Back, Moves To City Heights
San Diego IndieFest is back this year in a new location as it continues its evolution as the first exclusively independent music festival in the country. City Heights will host IndieFest 9 on March 28. It features 50 musical acts including New York indie-rock band Bear Hands as a headliner. There will be three stages…
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Cab Companies Sue Over Move To Open San Diego’s Taxi Market
A coalition of cab companies has filed a legal complaint against the Metropolitan Transit System, asking for an injunction on efforts to open the taxi market. Beginning April 1, the number of cabs allowed on San Diego roadways is set to go from nearly a thousand to an unlimited number. The cab companies claim the…
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The Learning Curve: A Guide to School Choice and Choosing Schools
The Learning Curve is a weekly Voice of San Diego column answering reader questions about the school system. Email your questions to mario@vosd.org. Question: “School choice: How does the system work?” – Amy Redding, a San Diego Unified parent In addition to being a parent, Redding is also the chair of a district-level advisory committee.…
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City Heights Celebrates Affordable Housing Renovation
By Dwane Brown By Christopher Maue The City Heights Community Development Corporation partnered with Wakeland Housing & Development Corporation to renovate 10 properties in the City Heights neighborhood. On Friday, residents and leaders walked through the gates of one of the recently renovated properties to celebrate its completion. Ken Grimes, executive director of the City…
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El YMCA busca soluciones para los nadadores musulmanes
Photo by Megan Burks, Speak City Heights By Megan Burks Imagina un invernadero. Paredes de vidrio cubiertas por un techo de vidrio. Ahora coloca una alberca adentro. Así luce el centro acuático del nuevo YMCA Copley-Price Family, lo que plantea un problema para los miembros musulmanes del gimnasio. El Equipo de Apoyo Mujeres Unidas de…